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Radio Manchester,14 mins

The disaster that changed aviation forever

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Relatives and survivors will be marking 40 years since the Manchester Air Disaster. 55 people died in the tragedy, when a plane caught fire on the runway in August 1985. Most died of smoke inhalation. The disaster led to significant safety improvements to aviation.

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